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Gregory Stephen ChappellBorn: 7 August 1948, Unley, Adelaide, South AustraliaMajor Teams: South Australia, Somerset, Queensland, Australia. Known As: Greg Chappell Batting Style: Right Hand Bat Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium, Leg Break Test Debut: Australia v England at Perth, 2nd Test, 1970/71 Last Test: Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, 5th Test, 1983/84 ODI Debut: Australia v England at Melbourne, One-off ODI, 1970/71 Last ODI: Australia v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 4th ODI, 1982/83 First Class Debut: South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, 1966/67 Last First Class Match: Queensland v Western Australia at Perth, 1983/84 Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1973 Career Statistics:TESTS (career) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 87 151 19 7110 247* 53.86 24 31 122 0 Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ Bowling 5327 208 1913 47 40.70 5-61 1 0 113.3 2.15 ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS (career) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 74 72 14 2331 138* 40.18 75.70 3 14 23 0 Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ Bowling 3108 41 2097 72 29.12 5-15 0 2 43.1 4.04 FIRST-CLASS (career: 1966/67 - 1983/84) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 321 542 72 24535 247* 52.20 74 111 376 0 R W Ave BBI 5 10 Bowling 8717 291 29.95 7-40 5 0 LIST A LIMITED OVERS (career: 1968 - 1983/84) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 130 126 19 3948 138* 36.89 4 27 54 1 Balls R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ Bowling 5261 3372 130 25.93 5-15 1 2 40.4 3.84 - Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS. StatsGuru Filters for Greg ChappellArticles about Greg Chappell
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Profile:One of his country's all time greats, Greg Chappell was a dominant figure in Australia's middle order through the 1970s and early 1980s. A member of one of the world's most revered cricketing families (his grandfather was Victor Richardson and he is the brother of Ian and Trevor), he was a superbly gifted right handed batsman who was at home against all types of bowling and on all manner of pitches. Throughout an international career that began with a glorious century against England in Perth in 1970-71 and ended with another commanding three figure score against Pakistan in Sydney in 1983-84, Chappell was a formidable presence at the crease. He was perhaps best known for his front foot strokes (and his driving through the off side in particular) but he was also at almost complete ease when playing off the back; indeed, his horizontal bat shots were generally flawless. With 7110 Test runs, an average of 53.86, and a seven year stint as national captain behind him, his status as a favourite cricketing son in Australia endures unquestioned. During his 17 seasons at the first-class level, he was also a handy medium pace bowler and a brilliant slips fieldsman; he, in fact, held the record for the most number of catches taken by an Australian in Tests before ultimately being overtaken by Allan Border. To an extent, the latter stages of his career were overshadowed by his decision in February 1981 to instruct brother Trevor to infamously bowl an underarm delivery to conclude a one-day match against New Zealand in Melbourne. But the sterling nature of his play and the imposing nature of his record ultimately ensured that it was for his elegance, sophistication and dignity that he was most remembered upon his retirement from the sport in 1984. Subsequently, Chappell has continued to remain involved with the game in a number of capacities, most notably as a national selector and as coach of South Australia. (Dave Liverman & John Polack, May 2000)© 2000 CricInfo Ltd |
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